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Nov. 5, 1935. P. JACOBSON HAT Filed Dec. 20 1934 PAuLbmoesoN Patented Nov. 5, 1935 UNITED STAT' FAENT orrics The American Hat Company, Nor-walk, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application December 20, 1934, Serial No. 758,513

1 Claim. (01. 2- 181) This invention relates to hats, and more particularly hats of the felt type and to a means for preventing discoloration of the felt of the hat by perspiration.

An object of this invention is to provide in a hat construction, means in the form of a novel band so constructed and disposed within the hat that the perspiration will not gradually work through the attaching means for the band and thereby discolor the hat adjacent the lower portion of the crown.

The particular object of the invention is to provide an inner hat sweatband in which the leather is attached to the reeding material without any visible stitching appearing on the face of the sweat band, whereby no stitching. comes in contact with the brow or skin'of the wearer.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel sweat band construction which may be readily incorporated in various types of hats in addition to felt hats, which will not only prevent discoloration of the crown of the hat, but will also provide a construction which will not cause discomfort to the wearer of the hat such as is usually caused by the stitches for securing the band to the hat.

A further object of'this invention is to provide in a sweat band'construction means whereby a certain amountof yieldability is provided so that the hat willrfit more snugly on the head of the wearer, and at the same time will not bind unduly.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claim appended hereto.

In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical section of a conventional hat construction having a sweat band constructed according to an embodiment of this invention mounted therein.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the improved band.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3.-3 of Fig.2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. V V

Figure 5 is a similar section of a commercial form.

Referring now to the drawing, Iii designates the crown of a conventional hat structure having a, brim ll extending outwardly of the crown. In hat constructions at present available it is the brim in addition to the hat band disposed on the 10 outside of the crown of the hat. The stitching also acts in the nature of a file annoying to the wearer.

In order, therefore, to provide a sweat band structure which will form a block or bar for moisl5 .ture from the head of'the wearer and do away with the annoying file feature, I have provided an inner band member l2 of suitable width and preferably formed of leather with the tanned or smooth surface innermost of the hat. This band 20 member l2 has the lower edge thereof upwardly and outwardly turned as at H! forming a rolled lower edge for the band 12. The upturned portion it is preferably initially disposed in outwardly spaced relation to the inner portion I5 25 of the band l2, thereby forming an expansion chamber !3. The words inner and outer are used in respect to the center of the hat.

A moisture-proof strip or band member I 6 (well known) having its lower edge folded upwardly 30 and outwardly as at l! is secured to the up-, turned inner band portion [4 as by stitching IS. The band It has a looped or beaded portion l9 at the lower edge thereof, and in this looped or beaded portion l9 a stiffening member 20 is po- 3 sitioned. The stiffening member 20 is constructed in the form of an elongated strip of bamboo or reed, preferably round in transverse section so as to provide a round bead of relatively stiff construction extending below the lower 40 edge of the crown It). By turning up the moisture-proof band member I 6 two layers of moistore-proof material are provided at the lower portion of the crown ll! of the hat, and due to the loop formed by turning up the lower edge 45 of the inner band l2 the outer band I 6 will be normally spaced from the inner band l2.

The sweat band formed by the inner and outer bands I2 and I6 respectively may be secured to the hat, preferably by stitching engaging the hat 50 atthe juncture 2| of the crown H! with the brim i i. As will be noted from Figure 1 of the drawing, the bead llipreferably extends below the juncture of the crown It with the brim ll so that the body of the hat and the bead I9 and the stitching will not contact with the head of the wearer.

It is well known that when leather is folded and then placed under pressure with possibly a degree of heat the leather will retain its folded form. However, in. the sweat band construction herein disclosed the lower end of the band [2 is not placed under suflicient pressure to dispose the upturned portion in contacting relation normally with the inner portion [5. In fact the upturned outer portion 14 is initially spaced away from the inner portion l5, thereby forming a loop or rolled portion at the bottom of the band [2 which is capable of yielding under pressure of the head of the wearer. The lower rolled portion of the band l2, however, forms a wall or block to prevent perspiration or moisture from reaching the threads forming the stitching l8, so that this stitching [8 will not by capillary attraction form a means whereby the crown I0 is discolored by such moisture.

After the leather band I2 with its upturned portion I4, has been secured to the beading in the manner described with the parts as in the position shown in Figs. 1 to 4, (still unattached to the hat) they are put through a flanging machine which gives a bead to the lower portion of the band l6, somewhat as shown in Fig. 5, and this beading gives a further cushioning effect and setting of the leather and disposes the beading [9 still further away from the head of the wearer.

This improved sweat band may be used on any of the present types of hat constructions,

including felts, straws, or other materials used' in the construction of hats. It will be understood that the hat herein disclosed is only illustrative of the manner of applying the sweat band to a hat, and that other types or shapes of hats may have the sweat band incorporated therein.

In Fig. 5 there is' shown what is termed a commercial form of this band, that is, showing the band as it will appear when in actual use. As here shown the lower end of the band l2 forms substantially a closed loop 22 inwardly of and slightly below the bead I9 so that at no time in the use of the hat will the head contact with the bead l9. It will be understood that during the wearing of a hat the band is subjected to a slight strain in the pulling of the hat down on the bead, and at the same time the bent over band provides a soft or cushioning effect. The bead l9 as shown in Figure 1 is below the juncture of the brim and. crown.

My improved device consists in having the moisture-proof strip l6, which is bent upon itself and which encloses the reed '20, thus forming bead I9, superposed upon the inner part of the crown with the bead l8 extending below the juncture of the crown and brim and exterior to the crown. The band member [2 has its marginal edge l4 superposed upon the strip IS in a manner to permit the member l2 to extend below the bead, and'said'member I2 is then bent upon itself in spaced relation to its marginal portion, extending upwardly parallel with the crown of the hat. Stitching l8 inserted close to the bead secures the band and strip to the crown.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claim.

What is claimed is In combination, a hat having a crown and a brim forming a juncture therebetween, with a sweatband construction comprising a moistureproof strip bent upon itself and enclosing a reed, forming a bead, said bead extending below the juncture of the crown and brim exterior of the crown, and a sweatband having one marginal edge portion superposed upon the strip, and stitching close to the bead securing said marginal edge portion of said sweatband and the strip to the crown, said sweatband extending below the bead and being bent upon itself in spaced relation to said marginal portion, and extending upwardly parallel with the crown of the hat.

' PAUL JACOBSON. 

